#18 Developing AI Literacy in Schools Podcast

In this episode Dr Michael Hallissy is joined by Irene Stone, Assistant Principal, Maths and Computer Science teacher in St. Mark’s Community School, Tallaght, Dublin to talk about how she is using generative AI with her senior cycle computer science students and how this is contributing to her research for her ongoing EdD studies. From the ouset, Irene emphasises the importance of understanding how AI affects learning and the necessity for teachers to become AI literate before using GenAI tools with their students.

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Nov 28 2024

Embracing AI in Education: A Deputy Principal’s Journey

By Donal O'Reilly

Throughout my career in education, I’ve witnessed numerous technological advancements that were initially viewed as potential threats to the teaching profession. From video players to YouTube, these innovations never replaced teachers but instead became valuable tools in our classrooms and beyond. Today, I feel that we face a similar situation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in

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Nov 14 2024

Meet the AI That’s in Your Students’ Pockets…

By Patrick Hickey

As a teacher and AI CPD host, I see firsthand how artificial intelligence is reshaping education—and not just through ChatGPT. Our students are already deeply immersed in AI, particularly through tools they access daily like Snapchat’s MyAI. A 2020 survey revealed Snapchat as the most-used platform among Irish teenagers, with 55% of 13-14 year olds

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Sep 7 2023

AI for the classroom

By Lydia Burke

Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic in the las year, but how can we really utilise this technology in our classrooms? ChatGPT The first & most commonly recognised AI is ChatGPT – Open AI. This can be a very useful tool used in the classroom, but this AI is only as good as the

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Mar 16 2023

#5 Digital Transformation in FET Podcast

By TeachNet Admin

In the latest episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Dr. Michael Hallissy is joined by Treasa McGinley, TEL & PLD Coordinator with Donegal ETB and John Heffernan, TEL Coordinator with Tipperary ETB, to discuss digital transformation in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector. The focus of the conversation initially is very

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Dec 15 2022

How might Chatbot Technology impact on Education and Training?

By Michael Hallissy

There has been a lot of excitement in recent weeks around the arrival of ChatGPT, a conversational artificial intelligence program released recently by OpenAI. Here at home, it is also making headlines in our national papers and suggesting that it will influence many areas of our lives including academia, teaching, law and journalism. Much has

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Jan 30 2020

BETT 2020 – The Future of Work and its Implication for Education

By Michael Hallissy

The annual pilgrimage to the BETT Show took place last week for many Irish educators and it was great to meet so many people involved in digital learning at the event. This year saw a new layout and design and it certainly seemed more manageable and we had more space to move around. As always

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